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Music Notes: Jess and the Beards perform 'Haven't Found You Yet' at The Post-Standard studio

Music Notes : Jess Novak and the BeardsJess Novak and the Beards perform an original song by Jess Novak, âHavenât Found You Yetâ. Musicians are Chuck Dorgan, Jess Novak, and Mark Nanni. Video by David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com

Jess and the Beards is the latest collaboration of familiar faces on the Syracuse music scene. The trio pairs several veterans of the local scene with a relative newcomer behind the mic.

Guitarist Chuck Dorgan has been playing with the bluesy jam band Master Thieves for more than five years. Master Thieves released their second studio album, "Nature of Gravity," last year and are regulars at local joints and jam festivals.

Keyboardist Mark Nanni is a member of the iconic roots group Los Blancos, who have been playing throughout Central New York and beyond for decades.

The current ensemble is one of the first for singer/songwriter Jess Novak, but she's no stranger to the Syracuse music scene. She's been canvasing the local music scene as a writer with the Syracuse New Times since 2009.

The trio started out with a gig at PJ's and has been bouncing around several downtown spots since.